Carey, George (1547 - 1603)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1547
Death Date: 1603-09-08

Siblings

Female

Carey, Katherine (1545 - 1602/3)
Carey, Philadelphia ( - 1627)
Carey, Margaret ( - 1605)

Male

Carey, Robert (1560 - 1639)
Carey, Henry ( - 1581)
Carey, John ( - )
Carey, William ( - 1593)
Carey, Edmund ( - 1637)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Spencer, Elizabeth (1552 - 1617/18)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1574-12-29
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage license date

Offspring

From Spencer, Elizabeth (1552 - 1617/18)

  1. Female offspring: Carey, Elizabeth (1576 - 1635)

Titles

  • 2nd Baron Hunsdon
    Assumed 1596-07-23
    Vacated 1603-09-08

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Bailiff & Collector, Bedfordshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
Bailiff & Collector, Buckinghamshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
Chief Steward, Bailiff & Keeper, Bedfordshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
Keeper, Bedfordshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
Steward, Bedfordshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
Steward, Buckinghamshire 1568-3-29 n.d. Held jointly with father
MP, Hertfordshire 1571 n.d.
MP, Kent 1572 n.d.
Knight Marshal of the Household, England 1577-10-8 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire ca. 1580 n.d.
Capt, Isle of Wight by 1582-4-27 1603-09-8 For life
Constable, Northumberland 1583 n.d.
JP, Kent 1584 n.d.
JP, Hampshire ca. 1584 n.d.
JP, Middlesex ca. 1584 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1584 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Southampton 1585/6-2-2 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1586 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1589 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Hampshire ca. 1593 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1593 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1597-4-17 1603-05-4
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1597-10-29 1603-09-8 (held office until death) Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1597-4-17 1603-05-4

General Lands Note

Received special livery of lands 3 May 1600

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
  • Blackfriars, London (city-county)
  • Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight

Lands

  • Cornwall
  • Hampshire
  • Middlesex
    Acquired: after 1594
  • Suffolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1596-1597 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1597-1597 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1602-1602 Middle Temple, London , London (city-county) Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1600-1600 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chamberlain's Servant

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chamberlain's Players Carey, George (1547 - 1603) Players 6
Lord Chamberlain's Servant Carey, George (1547 - 1603) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)